Online MS in Nursing, Education Track

A Life Changing Experience

“The master’s in nursing program at IUP has been an amazing experience. During my 2½ years at IUP, I mastered an incredible number of skills including how to properly review research, how to write an effective test question, how to create an online
course, the ins and outs of healthcare policy, effective methods of communication with elected officials, how to constructively address conflict in the workplace and so much more.

Finishing this program has afforded me the opportunity to keep a job that I love and to explore the potential to expand my role. Thank you to the dedicated faculty at IUP for a life changing experience.”

Pamela Dzialowski, Nursing Education, MS

Share Your Nursing Skills: Educate the Next Generation

The Education Track of our online Nursing MS helps you gain the teaching expertise you need to guide the next generation of nurses. Once you graduate, you can help them learn the fundamentals of the profession while also guiding them through new breakthroughs
and technology.

In addition to traditional education roles, your role may also include educating patients or guiding nursing staff development in a variety of academic and healthcare settings. Finally, you can use a specialization in this track to build a foundation
for doctoral studies.

Benefits of the Nursing MS Education Track

The master's degree program in nursing at Indiana University of Pennsylvania is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org). Once you graduate, you will be fully prepared to assume an advanced-practice nursing role as an educator.

Graduates assume responsibility as nurse educators, patient educators, or nursing staff development in a variety of academic and healthcare settings. Completion of the degree will prepare you to:

Provide leadership that influences and contributes to the advancement of the nursing profession.

Nursing Education Curriculum (36 credits)

Our coursework builds on your existing knowledge and skills. It provides the theoretical and practical knowledge required for advanced nursing education practice in diverse settings within a rapidly changing healthcare system. All courses are offered
online.

Graduate Nursing Core (24cr)

Course No.

Course Title

Credits

NURS 610

Health Promotion and Social Issues

3cr

NURS/HSAD 614

Health Policy and Advocacy

3cr

NURS 619

Leadership Strategies in Healthcare

3cr

NURS 623

Translating Research into Nursing Practice

3cr

NURS 628

Advanced Professional Role Development

3cr

NURS 629

Healthcare Quality and Safety

3cr

NURS 555/HSAD 555

Healthcare Informatics

3cr

NURS 744

Advanced Nursing Roles Capstone

3cr

Nursing Education Track Courses (12cr)

Course No.

Course Title

Credits

NURS 721

Advanced Clinical Practice for the Nurse Educator

3cr

NURS 722

Measurement and Evaluation in Nursing Education

3cr

NURS 723

Program Development in Nursing Education

3cr

NURS 725

Teaching Strategies for Nursing Curricula

3cr

You can choose electives from IUP courses that are appropriate for your needs and interests and approved by your advisor as you work toward meeting the program objectives. You can substitute three credits of NURS 795 (Thesis) for an elective.

Students who choose the thesis option may graduate with more than the required 36 credits.